SIMULATED ATOMIC AND GAS WARFARE MANEUVERS

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CIA-RDP80-00810A007400660005-6
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S
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2
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December 21, 2016
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June 4, 2008
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5
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October 11, 1955
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REPORT
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Approved For Release 2008/06/04: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA007400660005-6 CENTRAL W*LUGENCE AGENCY This mat.rla antaln. lntormatlon alaans th. Ilnrienal D.t.n.. of id. Un*Wd Nato wlthln the m.anlfg k,tbs ammew laws, Time 1!, u.s.C. Me.. M and 'MI, the tr~l.Men or ewdMHoa Cl whM In MW Muss to an unsuth.rta.d P.reon 10 W h/Mf d by law. COUNTRY Bulgaria SUBJECT 3iaail?ted Atomio and Qu Warfare Maneuvers DATE OP INFO. PLACE ACQUIRED DATE ACQUIRED 1. During the ?irlatod atamic sad gas warfare maneuvers in late Sspbsier 154, appreslittoly. 10,000 troops of the klg riaa Arai font amly a theoretical eaaety. The oar iteepties to this was for the short ported when the art relieved a theoretical group of allied troops and a grump of 300.40 soldiery representing the eaeq, were rooted frog a very well fortified ares (Dlalgo- trayiti Pokhotai PPositsiij Coasters Iafaatry Positions), west of Twtmkoe At this paint, the enemy had aaohine made trenches amd heavy msdd , gsa emplaeemss~ts, which is what is referred to as "swporior teshaioal ogwLp- msat", is previews reports an these msaeavers. 2. During the gas attach, or phase 1 of the aaaeuvers, the troops were alt told speoifieally what gas was supposedly going to be used] they were told only that their positions u siA be att etisd by Teohai Zhdaisheski Teshtestva (Uquid Ohsmieal s stsaN s) ofd this substance was jpdn to be sprayed. No is, code aws, slilbaia, or aip)i:mamse were anat. . The warning for the gas attack was S.vw by w long soatiawoss blast of a sires, plus the oral signals Zhdsiehesk? Opasaost (Chemical Danger). During the maneuvers, nothing was said chest the effects whisk the gas would hawsj hwmever, is the training school, alter the msaeuvers, the dud al officer g thared the soldiers together by gmps and acquainted thss with the ward t of area and the reactions which the humu body would have to tkea. sine febrvsry.ll55, those'skomteal lessen have boas increased among t e ps. 3. The gas attack was administered by a single aircraft, which flow over All positions where the army was eoaeeatrated. his plane was theoretically dropping gas bembae type of airersft this was, but it resembled a er pum,, pm@LW a ALAtlo larger, and was a sing]..-wing, s peepeller-drivua aircraft, not a jet. This plane passed over thesttiess only coos. This gas attack was siwalteaeously carried out against all military troops taldag part in these maneuvers and covered an area 3 hilosstere long and 100 motors wide. REPORT DATE DISTR. 11 October 1955 NO. OP PAGES REQUIREMENT REFERENCES 249-04111-? STATE = ARMY NAVY AIR _ -PSI I I A!C ("JImm Vrerbigl.n distribution Indkdd by "X"t Field dl irlbutl.n 25X1 25X1 Approved For Release 2008/06/04: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA007400660005-6 Approved For Release 2008/06/04: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA007400660005-6 S-E-CAB-T 4. No actual bombs or any other techniques were employed in order to represent an actual gas attack. No actual spry techniques were used by the aircraft; in order to demonstrate how the gone would look after an:attack, the chemical officer took several small tree branches with leaves, dipped them into a pail of water and gently sprinkled the Was until small droplets completely covered thee. He than proceeded to instruct the soldiers in how to decontaminate the 5. Members of the chemical crews more rubber suits, consisting of four parts as follow s a. d holast type 3.M.-I anti-gas mask; b. Thibbe; one-piece coveralls (Gashterison), which fastened in front with a sipper from the waist to the cellar. This suit had a high collar (approximately 8 cm. wide), whisk when turned up lay over the gas mask at the back of the head and in frost turned out to provide a nesting place for the wearer's obis. This suit had long sleeves and was made from a this, very pliable and flamdble rubber. It was very light weight and the color was a dark gray. the .it. were very solidly made and could be tors only if snagged by sane sharp object; because of this the crew acted very freely with their suits. No rein- forcing was obvious is the snits and they looked as though they were made from pare rubber, with no other material used. There was as bolt, elastic nor draw strings an the suit; a. Gloves, reaching up to the shoulders and having five fingers, rather than being the mitten type, were made of the same type of rubber and were worn over the sleeves of the suit. The gloves appeared to be slightly thinner than the coveralls, and were slightly lighter gray in color; d. Soaks, made from a special canvas--like material, were made large enough to be worn over the wearer's boots and reached to just below the hmeea, where they were fastened by a piece of cloth. These soaks had been coated with a special kind of grease, which was yellow in ccler, and appeared to be very soft and sticky; yet it did not nor off on the hands when touched, and did not malt in the heat of the sun. these suits were to be used for both gas and nuclear atitacks. Each squad in the artillery units, which is usually composed of nine mss, was supposed to be furnished with three of these snits. These three suits were Leaned to certain of the soldiers in each squad. The remainder of the troops were issued only 'threw-arrays capes, socks, and gas casks. The capes were carried in the anti-gas mask bap, while the socks were carried in their haversacks. Approved For Release 2008/06/04: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA007400660005-6